Forever Agape [FS#1]

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C h a p t e r  35

"I'm threatened," I just stared at him after he quaked. The gentle wind blew my hair as he slowly let me go. "Let's go inside, it's getting late." God knows it's not that late, maybe he just wants us to talk about some things. We went in, and he closed the doors.

Tumuloy kami sa kusina, inayos ko ang mga pinagkainan namin at idinala sa lababo. Ako ang humarap sa mga hugasin, sa pag-aakala kong mauuna na ito sa kwarto ay nagkamali ako. Mula sa gilid ng mata, nakita ko siyang nakaupo habang nakatingin sa kawalan. Tila malalim ang iniisip.

Truth shall be told, I don't know how to start the conversation. The sudden change of our aura, I'm certain that he feels it too. Ako nga yata ang naguguluhan dito, pakiramdam ko'y mayroon silang usapan na halos wala akong kamalayan. Kung paano siya tignan ng aking ina at kung paano siya tumingin pabalik. Tila ba nag-uusap ang dalawa gamit ang mata at ako lang ang walang alam.

What are you threatened for? For the love of God, who are you threatened with?

"Hurricane," He finally spoke, I stopped for a second as I looked at him. We gaze at each other for a while before he continued. "I'll be sleeping in the room next to ours," Kumunot ang noo ko't ibinaba ang plato, hinugasan ko ang kamay at isinandal ang likod sa lababo.

"Bakit? Anong pinag-usapan niyo?" Huminga siya nang malalim, humalukipkip pa ako't tila nalimutan na ang gawain. "Was it behind my back, Hell? What did you two talked about?"

Katahimikan ang lumukob sa amin matapos kong itanong iyon, nanatili ang mata niya sa akin at hindi naman ako lumubay. Hanggang sa hindi ko nalalaman, hindi ko siya titigilan.

"She knows the pregnancy issue, Hurricane. She wants us to separate rooms, and that's fine with me." He stood up, he leaned on the ref to see my whole picture.

"Well, that's because someone told her such a lie! Maybe that person challenged her too that's why she acted like that." Hindi ko na kayang itago pa ang pagkadismaya, ngunit sa isang banda ay nanatili siyang kalmado. "Perhaps, you know that person too. Sinabi niya sa iyo at hindi niya ipinaalam sa akin,"

Tumalikod ako't hinarap ang hugasin, gusto ko na lang na matapos ito para makapunta na ako sa itaas.

"She didn't tell me anything, what challenge are you talking about?" In just a second, he sounds more frustrated than I am. Kinagat ko ang pang-ibabang labi, walang lumabas na salita sa aking bibig at ipinagpatuloy ko na lang ang ginagawa.

"You did that on purpose? You agreed with that check-up for that ultrasound," Maagap akong humarap sa kanya, gumuhit ang galit sa mata nito ngunit hindi ako nakaramdam ng takot. Sinubong ko iyon.

"I knew something was going on but I didn't agree to that check-up for that reason!" Padabog kong ibinaba ang sponge at halos pantayan din ang galit niya. "I even thought that it was a virginity test because if it was, I'll definitely disagree. But to give you a point, yes! I thought that maybe it's for that dumb reason!"

Hinahabol ko ang hininga matapos isiwalat ang lahat ng iyon. "It was my check-up, yes. It was sudden, I didn't know the reason why she's in rush of it, but I agreed, yes." Humina ang boses ko, huminga ako nang malalim at umayos ng tayo. I don't want to sleep with a heavy heart either. "It was just a part of that check-up, Hell. That ultrasound..."

"What challenges are you talking about, then? Who are you pertaining to?" It all ends here.

"That she was pushed or challenged by one person who doesn't believe what we said, who can't get enough. Perhaps, your father." Dumaan ang gulat sa mata nito ngunit agad niya ring nabawi ang sarili. "I jumped to that conclusion, but I'm still not sure. That's what I only know,"